Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,416
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,048
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,038 (it was 1,071 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 564 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 16 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.1%), Retail trade (11.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 8,05290.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3403.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 3163.5%Two or more races
- 1842.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 470.5%Asian alone
Median resident age: | 41.8 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 4,551 | (50.7%) |
Females: 4,419 | (49.3%) |
Palo Alto County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,368 ($32,409 in 1999)
This county: | $66,368 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $513 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $589)
This county: | $513 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,376 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Palo Alto: | $125,376 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,084Detached houses: $169,815
Here: $169,815 State: $245,224 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,205
Here: $127,205 State: $162,139 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,834
Here: $188,834 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $20,604
Here: $20,604 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $482
Institutionalized population: 200
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 16
- Thefts: 24
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 23
- Thefts: 27
- Auto thefts: 2
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 18 buildings, average cost: $352,100
- 2021: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2020: 10 buildings, average cost: $240,500
- 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $238,500
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $155,000
- 2017: 6 buildings, average cost: $382,300
- 2016: 5 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $259,000
- 2014: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 2013: 3 buildings, average cost: $191,700
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $345,500
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $269,000
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $167,800
- 2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $148,000
- 2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $123,800
- 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $211,700
- 2006: 20 buildings, average cost: $157,600
- 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $153,500
- 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $129,900
- 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $74,500
- 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $205,100
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $138,500
- 1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $105,900
- 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $87,400
- 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,600
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,499 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,449 (1.2%)
Palo Alto County: | 10.5% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.8 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 43.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 31.2 years old, Asian residents: 8.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.0 years old, Other race residents: 23.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.
Cities in this county include: Emmetsburg, Graettinger, West Bend, Ruthven, Mallard, Ayrshire, Cylinder, Curlew, Rodman.
2023 air pollution in Palo Alto County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Strafford County, New Hampshire , Josephine County, Oregon , Genesee County, New York , Holt County, Nebraska , Wayne County, New York , Vernon County, Wisconsin .
Here: | 2.2% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 591
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 197 (63.4% naturalized citizens)
Palo Alto County: | 2.2% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1442010 or later
- 382000 to 2009
- 221990 to 1999
- 91980 to 1989
- 21970 to 1979
- 41Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,825
- One, attached: 30
- Two: 32
- 3 or 4: 226
- 5 to 9: 145
- 10 to 19: 124
- 20 to 49: 63
- 50 or more: 35
- Mobile homes: 80
Housing units in Palo Alto County with a mortgage: 1,519 (143 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
Here: | 2.3% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Palo Alto County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 3,008 | 12 |
Catholic | 2,798 | 7 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,444 | 9 |
Other | - | - |
None | 2,171 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Palo Alto County: | 5.30 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Palo Alto County: | 7.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.55 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Palo Alto County: | 9.0% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Palo Alto County: | 27.3% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 9.7% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Palo Alto County:
Average size of farms: 417 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $244,070
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.25
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $207,907
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114,313
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.90%
Corn for grain: 151397 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 136241 harvested acres
Vegetables: 273 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Palo Alto County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 159% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 190.5 miles away from Palo Alto County center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 248.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 214.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 476.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 195.5 miles away from Palo Alto County center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 196.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1877: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1727: September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Palo Alto County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,114 (76.8%)
- Carpooled: 387 (9.5%)
- Bus: 29 (0.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 43 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 34 (0.8%)
- Walked: 104 (2.6%)
- Worked at home: 326 (8.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Wholesale trade (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Wholesale trade (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Transportation occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Ghana (35%)
- Taiwan (22%)
- Guatemala (16%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Germany (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- Canada (2%)
- German (44%)
- American (12%)
- Irish (9%)
- Norwegian (7%)
- English (4%)
- Dutch (2%)
- Ghanaian (1%)
People in group quarters in Palo Alto County, Iowa in 2010:
- 196 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 144 people in college/university student housing
- 4 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Palo Alto County, Iowa in 2000:
- 213 people in nursing homes
- 90 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 42 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 42 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5.76% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,438 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.76% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($42,246 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($11,192 average AGI)
Palo Alto County: 1.62% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Clay County, IA | 0.82% ($51,448 average AGI) |
from Kossuth County, IA | 0.82% ($55,069) |
6.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($54,344 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.15% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($42,436 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($11,904 average AGI)
Palo Alto County: 1.19% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Clay County, IA | 0.79% ($45,071 average AGI) |
to Emmet County, IA | 0.68% ($44,458) |
to Kossuth County, IA | 0.65% ($46,565) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,119 (1,880 aged, 239 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 62 (3%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Palo Alto County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (93)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (67)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (63)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (13)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (12)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (11)
- Unspecified dementia (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,069
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 481
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 74,146
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,186
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,650
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,970- Male householders: 1,994 (671 living alone), Female householders: 1,754 (652 living alone)
1,876 spouses (1,845 opposite-sex spouses), 284 unmarried partners, (284 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,395 children (2,164 natural, 112 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 165 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 1 foster children, 23 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 337
Size of family households: 1,151 2-persons, 433 3-persons, 262 4-persons, 180 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,324 1-person, 170 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 5 6-persons.
1,615 married couples with children.
295 single-parent households (128 men, 167 women).
96.9% of residents of Palo Alto speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (11% speak English very well, 64% speak English well, 25% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,525,000 ($7,826 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $925,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,716,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,965,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,807,000
Federal grants: $15,831,000
Federal procurement contracts: $599,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,606,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,267,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,499,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,343,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 583Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 690
Here: | 71 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +28
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -356
Here: | -37 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Palo Alto County, Iowa
- 192020 or later
- 1222010 to 2019
- 2412000 to 2009
- 3201990 to 1999
- 2811980 to 1989
- 6471970 to 1979
- 5631960 to 1969
- 4841950 to 1959
- 3051940 to 1949
- 1,4721939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto County, Iowa
- 01 room
- 122 rooms
- 513 rooms
- 2034 rooms
- 3835 rooms
- 5506 rooms
- 5097 rooms
- 4638 rooms
- 7059+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa
- 121 room
- 642 rooms
- 1713 rooms
- 2034 rooms
- 1715 rooms
- 1016 rooms
- 717 rooms
- 508 rooms
- 319+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto County, Iowa
- 0no bedroom
- 971 bedroom
- 6512 bedrooms
- 1,1763 bedrooms
- 6064 bedrooms
- 3505+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto County, Iowa
- 12no bedroom
- 2661 bedroom
- 2892 bedrooms
- 1863 bedrooms
- 924 bedrooms
- 365+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 32no vehicle
- 6391 vehicle
- 1,2462 vehicles
- 6643 vehicles
- 2084 vehicles
- 805+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto County in renter-occupied apartments
- 109no vehicle
- 4021 vehicle
- 2272 vehicles
- 1193 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
89.7% of Palo Alto County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Iowa.
Palo Alto County: | 89.7% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7,332
- Other state: 1,410
- Northeast: 91
- Midwest: 752
- South: 294
- West: 275
- 61.2%Utility gas
- 24.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.7%Electricity
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 50.6%Electricity
- 34.0%Utility gas
- 14.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 12.6% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 18.4% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Palo Alto County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $656,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $25,953,000
Other: $685,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,179,000
Hospitals: $1,603,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,435,000
General - Other: $525,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $23,874,000
Regular Highways: $3,553,000
Police Protection: $1,196,000
Central Staff Services: $672,000
General - Other: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $440,000
Natural Resources - Other: $422,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Financial Administration: $401,000
Health - Other: $392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $386,000
Correctional Institutions: $303,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Public Welfare - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $78,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $524,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,924,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,668,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,256,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,740,000
Interest Earnings: $255,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,432,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $410,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,530,000
Other: $738,000
General Local Government Support: $490,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $7,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $373,000
Public Utilities Sales: $118,000
Other License: $20,000
Palo Alto County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $656,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $25,953,000
Other: $685,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,179,000
Hospitals: $1,603,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,435,000
General - Other: $525,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $23,874,000
Regular Highways: $3,553,000
Police Protection: $1,196,000
Central Staff Services: $672,000
General - Other: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $440,000
Natural Resources - Other: $422,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Financial Administration: $401,000
Health - Other: $392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $386,000
Correctional Institutions: $303,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Public Welfare - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $78,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $524,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,924,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,668,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,256,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,740,000
Interest Earnings: $255,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,432,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $410,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,530,000
Other: $738,000
General Local Government Support: $490,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $7,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $373,000
Public Utilities Sales: $118,000
Other License: $20,000
Palo Alto County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $656,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $25,953,000
Other: $685,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,179,000
Hospitals: $1,603,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,435,000
General - Other: $525,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $23,874,000
Regular Highways: $3,553,000
Police Protection: $1,196,000
Central Staff Services: $672,000
General - Other: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $440,000
Natural Resources - Other: $422,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Financial Administration: $401,000
Health - Other: $392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $386,000
Correctional Institutions: $303,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Public Welfare - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $78,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $524,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,924,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,668,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,256,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,740,000
Interest Earnings: $255,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,432,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $410,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,530,000
Other: $738,000
General Local Government Support: $490,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $7,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $373,000
Public Utilities Sales: $118,000
Other License: $20,000
Palo Alto County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $656,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $25,953,000
Other: $685,000
Regular Highways: $44,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,179,000
Hospitals: $1,603,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,435,000
General - Other: $525,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $23,874,000
Regular Highways: $3,553,000
Police Protection: $1,196,000
Central Staff Services: $672,000
General - Other: $594,000
Solid Waste Management: $440,000
Natural Resources - Other: $422,000
Parks and Recreation: $415,000
Financial Administration: $401,000
Health - Other: $392,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $386,000
Correctional Institutions: $303,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Public Welfare - Other: $117,000
Libraries: $78,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $524,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,924,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,668,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,256,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,740,000
Interest Earnings: $255,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $352,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,432,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $410,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,530,000
Other: $738,000
General Local Government Support: $490,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $7,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $373,000
Public Utilities Sales: $118,000
Other License: $20,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 151
- Number of aged recipients: 19
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 132
- Number of recipients under 18: 22
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 94
- Number of recipients older than 64: 35
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 68
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 50
Most common first names in Palo Alto County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 132 | 77.7 years |
Mary | 104 | 83.7 years |
William | 91 | 76.7 years |
George | 56 | 80.6 years |
Margaret | 54 | 82.0 years |
Anna | 53 | 87.9 years |
James | 52 | 75.0 years |
Robert | 51 | 73.7 years |
Donald | 44 | 66.5 years |
Joseph | 42 | 77.7 years |
Most common last names in Palo Alto County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 65 | 79.4 years |
Peterson | 39 | 75.4 years |
Miller | 35 | 81.5 years |
Smith | 29 | 82.7 years |
Nelson | 28 | 82.5 years |
Brown | 25 | 80.5 years |
Christensen | 24 | 77.8 years |
Myers | 23 | 78.9 years |
Banwart | 22 | 80.2 years |
Hanson | 22 | 78.9 years |
Businesses in Palo Alto County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alco Stores | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 |